Necktie-holder.



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AIPLIOATIOI FILED JAI. 21,1910. 967,391 Patented Aug. 1e, 1910.

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CHARLES KERN AND, HARRY HERSHENSON, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

NECKTIE-HOLDER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented A110'. 16, 1910.

f .Application led January 22, 1910. Serial No. 539,484.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES KERN, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and lli-unir llnnsnnxsox, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie- Holders; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-V tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to nccktie holders and particularly to that type which are secure( to the nccktie and are adapted for detachable engagement with both the collar bination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views and in whichvrFigure 1 is al rear elevation of the necktie with our improved holder incorporated; Fig. 2, a similar view with one end of the transverse band of the tie detached and dending, showing the front of the holder; `ig. 3, a section on the line L -a in Fig. l; Fig. 4, a detail view of the plate portion of then holder as it appears when cut from a blank; and `Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are detail views showing the various parts of the resilient eyelet.

Referring to the drawings, A represents generally a necktie having the bow portions B and C and transverse band D. The holder comprises a plate 1 adapted to be struck from a piece of sheet metal; said plate having substantially an arcuate shape to conform it to the neck of the user and rovided at its ends with downwardly projecting ears 2 and 3 extendinv` in the same direction. The upper edge of sald plate 1s providedcentrally thereof with an enlarged portion 4 and an aperture 5 passes through said plate centrally and islocated approximately in the enlarged portion et.

The resilient eyelet for detachably engaging the collar button is formed of a hollow tapering rivet G, having the usual circumferential iange 7 at one end. A. cap 8, having a circumferential liange 9 and provided with an aperture 10, is adapted to lit over the circumferential flange 7 of the hollow rivet G with the circumferential flange 9 overlying the circumferential flange 7, whereby the cap 8 may be crimped on the flanged end of the rivet 6. A gasket 11 formed of rubber or 'other suitable resilient material and provided with a central aperture adapted to aline with the aperture of the cap 8, but of less diameter than the aperture 10 of the cap, is adapted to be clamped between the cap S and the flange 7 of the rivet 6 when said cap is crimped on said rivet, whereby a portion of said resilient gasket will protrude inwardly of the alining openings of the rivet 6 and the cap 8, so that when the enlarged head of the collar button is pressed against said gasket and into the aperture thereof it will be expanded circumferentially to allow the passage of said enlarged head of the collar button and will contact upon t-he narrow shank of the button after the head has passed thereto form a series of tongues 13 adapted to be bent rearwardly.

The method of attachingthe holder to the necktie illustrated is as follows. After one end of the transverse band D of the necktie is secured to the bow portion, and previous to said band being carried around same it is perforated at its free end. The plate 1 is then placed thereon withv its perforation 5 in alnement with the perforation in the band D and the hollow rivet 6 with the cap 8 and the resilient gasket assembled therewith is passed through the alining opening in the band D and the plate 1. The longitudinal tongues 13 of the hollow rivet 6 are then bent rearwardly, thereby firmly securing the holder in its entirety to the band D,

the Whole being then carried completely around the bow portion of the ncclitie and the band D secured to the necktie atits free transverse edge. When so assembled ,the upwardly bent ears 2 and 3 and the resilient eyelet will be in correct position to operatively engage the collar and receive the collar button, respectively.

Vhile We have shown and described our invention as applied to a necktie of the bow type it will be understood that it is equally applicable to any form of tie, it beingy only essential to secure it to a portion thereof in such position as to lie betweenv the collar and the tie.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a necktie7 of a plate, collar engaging means carried by the plate and an elastic eyelet adapted to be interlocked with said neclitie and with said plate, whereby said necktie, plate and eyelet are secured together.

2. The combination with a necktie, of a plate provided with an aperture, a pair of upwardly bent ears extending parallel to said plate and spaced therefrom7 a tubular member having a circumferential {iange at one end and its opposite end slit longitudinally to form binding tongues7 said member passing through a portion of the necktie and the aperture of the plate7 whereby a rearward bending of said locking tongues will secure said plate, necktie` and tubular member together, an apertured cap crimped on the flange end of said tubular member; and an elastic apertured member between said cap and said ange.

3. The combination with a necktie7 of an apertured member having a longitudinally slitted annular iange extending from one end thereof and projecting through a portion of the necktie7 the tongues formed by said slits being bent against said portion of the necktie to secure the member thereto', a second apertured member interlocking with the first named member, and a resilientapertured member secured between thetirst and second named members.

In testimony whereof, We aiiix our signatures, in presence of tWo witnesses.

Witnesses:

J. SANOPKY, S. A. CARMEN. 

